Beginning on Advent Sunday 2004, and continuing through 2005 and into the start of 2006, we at St.John's
New Alresford set ourselves the task of discovering Jesus the
Jew, the Jesus who read and lived the Old Testament scriptures.
By enjoying some of the festivals Jesus celebrated as a Jew, and with talks
from various speakers on our relationship with Judaism, we hoped to deepen
our understanding of Jesus' faith and culture. By looking at contemporary
Judaism, we addressed the wider issues of racism and religious intolerance.
Tuesday 31st January 2006 - "The Final Meeting" - 8.00pm, John Pearson Hall. What have we learnt? Question time.
Wednesday 18th January 2006 - "The Jewish Observance of the Law" - Jonathan Gorsky – 8.00pm, The John Pearson Hall. The Revd Jonathan Gorsky, a Rabbi, is the Education Advisor of the Council of Christians and Jews. The Revd Gorsky is a prolific writer, a part-time lecturer at Bristol University, and a speaker in great demand, addressing groups of people from all walks of life.
Saturday 1st October - "Make a Sukka" - 4.00pm - 5.30pm, John Pearson Hall. We are going to explore the festival of Sukkoth - the equivalent of Harvest - and we would like ALL ages to come to a workshop to make a Sukka at St. John's. This will be great fun and will also deepen our understanding of the Jewish faith.
Tuesday 27th September - Visit to Southampton Synagogue - 7.30pm. A visit has been arranged to the Southampton Synagogue as part of the Parish Project, Jesus the Jew. Visitors will be shown round then given a talk by the President, Martyn Rose, on the differences between the synagogue and a church. He will also speak about the approaching High Holy Days. There will be more details later and an opportunity to sign up for the visit.
Tuesday 5th July - "Barmitzvar Boy" - 7.15pm for 7.30pm, John Pearson Hall. A showing of Jack Rosenthal's entertaining view of Jewish life in contemporary Britain.
Wednesday 15th June - "We're Jewish" - Phil Collins - 8.00pm, John Pearson Hall. Aged fifteen, Phil discovered his great-grandfather had been a Chasidic Rabbi, who along with his congregation, sought asylum in this country from eastern Europe in the mid-nineteenth century. Marcus Bergmann became a Christian, which in turn impacted on Phil's understanding of his own Christian faith.
Tuesday 22nd February - "The Jewish understanding of Jesus" - Jonathan Gorsky - 7.30pm - 9pm, The John Pearson Hall. The Revd Jonathan Gorsky, a Rabbi, is the Education Advisor of the Council of Christians and Jews. The Revd Gorsky is a prolific writer, a part-time lecturer at Bristol University, and a speaker in great demand, addressing groups of people from all walks of life.
Thursday 27th January - 7.30pm at St.John's SERVICE FOR NATIONAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY
Wednesday 19th January. BISHOP MICHAEL SCOTT-JOYNT has kindly agreed to lead us in our thinking about Jesus and his understanding of Scripture, and Our relationship with Judaism - past, and present. 8pm - 9.30pm, The John Pearson Hall.
Some handouts have been produced to complement the above which are available in Word format. Please use the links below to download them to your PC. If you do not have Word on your PC they can still be opened using Wordpad.